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[quote="goodwitch58, post: 226838"]Anyone know what happened at the 331/20 Intersection just a little while ago? Law enforcement, EMS, Fire Engines, crime scene tape.....:eek:[/quote]
Rut, Row! Another accident!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="goodwitch58">Anyone know what happened at the 331/20 Intersection just a little while ago? Law enforcement, EMS, Fire Engines, crime scene tape.....😱</blockquote>Rut, Row! Another accident!

joho

[quote="goodwitch58, post: 226838"]Anyone know what happened at the 331/20 Intersection just a little while ago? Law enforcement, EMS, Fire Engines, crime scene tape.....:eek:[/quote]
 
 
Just got a call from someone stating it looked like Banktrust got robbed.
That's where the law, EMS and Fire Engines were located.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="goodwitch58">Anyone know what happened at the 331/20 Intersection just a little while ago? Law enforcement, EMS, Fire Engines, crime scene tape.....😱</blockquote> 
 
Just got a call from someone stating it looked like Banktrust got robbed. 
That&#039;s where the law, EMS and Fire Engines were located.

Smiling JOe

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Only a dumb crook would try to rob a bank in location where there is always a traffic jam.

30A Skunkape

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[quote="Smiling JOe, post: 226861"]Only a dumb crook would try to rob a bank in location where there is always a traffic jam.[/QUOTE]

:lolabove: So true!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe">Only a dumb crook would try to rob a bank in location where there is always a traffic jam.</blockquote> 
:lolabove: So true!

GoodWitch58

according to Walton Sun "a man was seriously injured near the Cotton Produce stand"...no other details available.

according to Walton Sun &quot;a man was seriously injured near the Cotton Produce stand&quot;...no other details available.

Here4Good

[quote="goodwitch58, post: 226964"]according to Walton Sun "a man was seriously injured near the Cotton Produce stand"...no other details available.[/quote]
 
Which means he was transported seven miles and two years from the BankTrust, since the Cotton Produce stand hasn't been there for two years....

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="goodwitch58">according to Walton Sun &quot;a man was seriously injured near the Cotton Produce stand&quot;...no other details available.</blockquote> 
Which means he was transported seven miles and two years from the BankTrust, since the Cotton Produce stand hasn&#039;t been there for two years....

Jdarg

[quote="Here4Good, post: 227160"]Which means he was transported seven miles and two years from the BankTrust, since the Cotton Produce stand hasn't been there for two years....[/quote]
 
 
The old man (Mr. Cotton?) is in a small stand on 331 almost to the intersection of 331 and 20, on the west side of 331.  He has been there since the old stand closed.  He doesn't sell as much as the old place- looks like mostly tomatoes and strawberries, melon in the summer.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Here4Good">Which means he was transported seven miles and two years from the BankTrust, since the Cotton Produce stand hasn&#039;t been there for two years....</blockquote> 
 
The old man (Mr. Cotton?) is in a small stand on 331 almost to the intersection of 331 and 20, on the west side of 331. He has been there since the old stand closed. He doesn&#039;t sell as much as the old place- looks like mostly tomatoes and strawberries, melon in the summer.

[quote="jdarg, post: 227168"]The old man (Mr. Cotton?) is in a small stand on 331 almost to the intersection of 331 and 20, on the west side of 331. He has been there since the old stand closed. He doesn't sell as much as the old place- looks like mostly tomatoes and strawberries, melon in the summer.[/quote]
 
Good to know!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="jdarg">The old man (Mr. Cotton?) is in a small stand on 331 almost to the intersection of 331 and 20, on the west side of 331. He has been there since the old stand closed. He doesn&#039;t sell as much as the old place- looks like mostly tomatoes and strawberries, melon in the summer.</blockquote> 
Good to know!

local news report this morning is very vague. The stated that a elderly man, name withheld, was found, apparently beaten. A small amount of blood was found at BankTrust.
Jdarg is spot on regarding Cotton's newer relocation. I sure hope it wasn't Mr Cotton. That is a cool man that will take you back in his time machine if you let him. 
:idontno:

local news report this morning is very vague. The stated that a elderly man, name withheld, was found, apparently beaten. A small amount of blood was found at BankTrust. 
Jdarg is spot on regarding Cotton&#039;s newer relocation. I sure hope it wasn&#039;t Mr Cotton. That is a cool man that will take you back in his time machine if you let him. 
:idontno:

update, from [URL="http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2007-04-09-0004.html"]WMBB News Ch 13 Panama City[/URL]


       		 		 	 		 		[B]Man Believed Beaten in Freeport[/B]
 		 		 
 		 		Monday, April 09, 2007 - 03:32 PM

"[B]Freeport, Fla[/B] - BankTrust employees found blood at the entrance door of their Freeport bank at 8:00 Monday morning, then called authorities.   Next door, at around 9:30, neighbors found a man unconscious and bleeding under a canopy of a fruit stand.  Now Walton County sheriff officials believe the man may have been attacked. Officials say they lifeflighted the unidentified man to Sacred Heart hospital where  it's unclear whether the man will survive from his wounds.  Caprice Caliendo and Billy Martin say they discovered the wounded man under the canopy when they walked near the fruit stand.  "He was shaking like a leaf," says Martin, of the unconsious man.  "He had blood all over his hands and he was shaking like, you know, he was having a siezure," added Caliendo.
 The witnesses say the man appeared to be in his 50's, and they found him stripped down to his underwear.  Authorities say they they are still investigating what happened to the man, and are not releasing his name until next of kin are notified."



***********************************

Old man Cotton is no longer in his 50's, so if the story is accurate, it isn't him.

update, from <a href="http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2007-04-09-0004.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">WMBB News Ch 13 Panama City</a> 
 
 
 		 		 	 		 		Man Believed Beaten in Freeport 
 		 		 
 		 		Monday, April 09, 2007 - 03:32 PM 
 
&quot;Freeport, Fla - BankTrust employees found blood at the entrance door of their Freeport bank at 8:00 Monday morning, then called authorities. Next door, at around 9:30, neighbors found a man unconscious and bleeding under a canopy of a fruit stand. Now Walton County sheriff officials believe the man may have been attacked. Officials say they lifeflighted the unidentified man to Sacred Heart hospital where it&#039;s unclear whether the man will survive from his wounds. Caprice Caliendo and Billy Martin say they discovered the wounded man under the canopy when they walked near the fruit stand. &quot;He was shaking like a leaf,&quot; says Martin, of the unconsious man. &quot;He had blood all over his hands and he was shaking like, you know, he was having a siezure,&quot; added Caliendo. 
 The witnesses say the man appeared to be in his 50&#039;s, and they found him stripped down to his underwear. Authorities say they they are still investigating what happened to the man, and are not releasing his name until next of kin are notified.&quot; 
 
 
 
*********************************** 
 
Old man Cotton is no longer in his 50&#039;s, so if the story is accurate, it isn&#039;t him.

jessifunn

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[quote="jdarg, post: 227168"]The old man (Mr. Cotton?) is in a small stand on 331 almost to the intersection of 331 and 20, on the west side of 331.  He has been there since the old stand closed.  He doesn't sell as much as the old place- [B]looks like mostly tomatoes and strawberries, melon in the summer[/B].[/QUOTE]

and boiled peanuts :biggrin:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="jdarg">The old man (Mr. Cotton?) is in a small stand on 331 almost to the intersection of 331 and 20, on the west side of 331. He has been there since the old stand closed. He doesn&#039;t sell as much as the old place- looks like mostly tomatoes and strawberries, melon in the summer.</blockquote> 
and boiled peanuts 😀

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[quote="jessifunn, post: 227245"]and boiled peanuts :biggrin:[/quote]
 
Yes!!! That is what I was going to say. They are so good!
 
I hope this poor man is ok. Good grief, there are some mean A$$ people in this world!!!!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="jessifunn">and boiled peanuts 😀</blockquote> 
Yes!!! That is what I was going to say. They are so good! 
 
I hope this poor man is ok. Good grief, there are some mean A$$ people in this world!!!!

Mango

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What's a boiled peanut? :idontno: why boil them? 
 
This really upsets me. Why would someone beat a person senseless at a fruit stand old or young?  How sad.  :(

What&#039;s a boiled peanut? :idontno: why boil them? 
 
This really upsets me. Why would someone beat a person senseless at a fruit stand old or young? How sad. :(

[quote="kathydwells, post: 227248"]Yes!!! That is what I was going to say. They are so good!
 
I hope this poor man is ok. Good grief, there are some mean A$$ people in this world!!!![/QUOTE]

the old coot deserved it...he tried to take the last crate of tomatoes from me....i had to let him have it...:twisted:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="kathydwells">Yes!!! That is what I was going to say. They are so good! 
 
I hope this poor man is ok. Good grief, there are some mean A$$ people in this world!!!!</blockquote> 
the old coot deserved it...he tried to take the last crate of tomatoes from me....i had to let him have it...:twisted:

Banned

[quote="Smiling JOe, post: 227192"]update, from [URL="http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2007-04-09-0004.html"]WMBB News Ch 13 Panama City[/URL]
 
 
                                        [B]Man Believed Beaten in Freeport[/B]
 
                 Monday, April 09, 2007 - 03:32 PM
 
"[B]Freeport, Fla[/B] - BankTrust employees found blood at the entrance door of their Freeport bank at 8:00 Monday morning, then called authorities. Next door, at around 9:30, neighbors found a man unconscious and bleeding under a canopy of a fruit stand. Now Walton County sheriff officials believe the man may have been attacked. Officials say they lifeflighted the unidentified man to Sacred Heart hospital where it's unclear whether the man will survive from his wounds. Caprice Caliendo and Billy Martin say they discovered the wounded man under the canopy when they walked near the fruit stand. "He was shaking like a leaf," says Martin, of the unconsious man. "He had blood all over his hands and he was shaking like, you know, he was having a siezure," added Caliendo.
The witnesses say the man appeared to be in his 50's, and they found him stripped down to his underwear. Authorities say they they are still investigating what happened to the man, and are not releasing his name until next of kin are notified."
 
 
 
***********************************
 
Old man Cotton is no longer in his 50's, so if the story is accurate, it isn't him.[/quote]
 
that is the most tragic story i've ever heard :( are there any updates? is there anything we can do for him as a community? his sense of safety and security must be demolished :( bless him :(
 
in nyc recently there were two instances of old ladies robbed and beaten and they've established a reward fund and started some watches for buildings where the elderly live. maybe we should consider something similar.
 
even if we can't ensure their safety, we can ensure them we care.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Smiling JOe">update, from <a href="http://www.wmbb.com/gulfcoastwest/mbb/news.apx.-content-articles-MBB-2007-04-09-0004.html" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">WMBB News Ch 13 Panama City</a> 
 
 
 Man Believed Beaten in Freeport 
 
 Monday, April 09, 2007 - 03:32 PM 
 
&quot;Freeport, Fla - BankTrust employees found blood at the entrance door of their Freeport bank at 8:00 Monday morning, then called authorities. Next door, at around 9:30, neighbors found a man unconscious and bleeding under a canopy of a fruit stand. Now Walton County sheriff officials believe the man may have been attacked. Officials say they lifeflighted the unidentified man to Sacred Heart hospital where it&#039;s unclear whether the man will survive from his wounds. Caprice Caliendo and Billy Martin say they discovered the wounded man under the canopy when they walked near the fruit stand. &quot;He was shaking like a leaf,&quot; says Martin, of the unconsious man. &quot;He had blood all over his hands and he was shaking like, you know, he was having a siezure,&quot; added Caliendo. 
The witnesses say the man appeared to be in his 50&#039;s, and they found him stripped down to his underwear. Authorities say they they are still investigating what happened to the man, and are not releasing his name until next of kin are notified.&quot; 
 
 
 
*********************************** 
 
Old man Cotton is no longer in his 50&#039;s, so if the story is accurate, it isn&#039;t him.</blockquote> 
that is the most tragic story i&#039;ve ever heard :( are there any updates? is there anything we can do for him as a community? his sense of safety and security must be demolished :( bless him :( 
 
in nyc recently there were two instances of old ladies robbed and beaten and they&#039;ve established a reward fund and started some watches for buildings where the elderly live. maybe we should consider something similar. 
 
even if we can&#039;t ensure their safety, we can ensure them we care.

[quote="Mango, post: 227359"]What's a boiled peanut? :idontno: why boil them? 
 
This really upsets me. Why would someone beat a person senseless at a fruit stand old or young?  How sad.  :([/QUOTE]

you really are from new york :roll: look me up next time you are in town and i will show you why they should be boiled.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Mango">What&#039;s a boiled peanut? :idontno: why boil them? 
 
This really upsets me. Why would someone beat a person senseless at a fruit stand old or young? How sad. :(</blockquote> 
you really are from new york :roll: look me up next time you are in town and i will show you why they should be boiled.

[quote="jessifunn, post: 227426"]you really are from new york :roll: look me up next time you are in town and i will show you why they should be boiled.[/quote]
 
ok, deal. Should I come with the peanut gallery? :biggrin:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="jessifunn">you really are from new york :roll: look me up next time you are in town and i will show you why they should be boiled.</blockquote> 
ok, deal. Should I come with the peanut gallery? 😀

beachmouse

Daily Fishwrapper reports the man is listed in critical but stable condition as of late yesterday.

mack truck

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carl cotton is fine I live in mass. and i am his and the late Marti Cotton's grandson.My "paw paw", as we call him. is happily in semi retirement,fishing a little more than working.Best boiled peanuts in the world. I really enjoy spending time down at black creek with my relatives and cant wait to go back down to freeport and slow down and enjoy life.

carl cotton is fine I live in mass. and i am his and the late Marti Cotton&#039;s grandson.My &quot;paw paw&quot;, as we call him. is happily in semi retirement,fishing a little more than working.Best boiled peanuts in the world. I really enjoy spending time down at black creek with my relatives and cant wait to go back down to freeport and slow down and enjoy life.

Anyone know what happened at the 331/20 Intersection just a little while ago?  Law enforcement, EMS, Fire Engines, crime scene tape.....:eek:

Anyone know what happened at the 331/20 Intersection just a little while ago?  Law enforcement, EMS, Fire Engines, crime scene tape.....😱

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